I am interested in the interior life, but how do you give form to feelings? Especially feelings that you can’t articulate? You need a conduit, and I use old photos.  Something in the image catches my eye, then I go from there.  I lose my way again and again; painting, repainting, scratching, sanding, then repeating, until I know what I mean.   It's a precarious way to work, but I love messing with paint and am amazed and humbled when it expresses the inexpressible.

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Juried Shows

The Alembic, Berkeley, "Thunder, Perfect Mind," November 4, 2023 - January 12, 2024.​
​Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, "ArtSpan on the Shores of Sausalito,"  July 13 - August 14, 2023.
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, “Resiliance,” June, 2023.
San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA:
"SFWA Annual Bay Area Artists' Choice 2023" October, 2023, Juror:  Devon Bella. (Juror's Choice Award).
"New Work" September, 2023, Juror:  Jonathan Carver Moore.
"Reflection" July, 2023, Juror:  Ramon Silvestre.
"Art of Pride:  Moving Forward" June, 2023, Juror:  Marti McKee.
​"Color Pop!" April, 2023, Juror: Cecelia Chia.
"Climate Change: Protecting Mother Earth" March, 2023, Juror: Danielle Siembieda.  
"Holiday Spirit" December, 2022, Juror:  Philip M. Bewlery.  (Juror's Choice Award). 
"Intense Palette" May, 2022, Juror: Na Omi Judy Shintani.
​"Celebrating Women's History Month" March, 2022, Juror: Michelle Mansour.
"Fresh Perspective" January, 2022, Juror: Cecelia Chia. (Juror's Choice Award)
"Artful Giving" December, 2021, Juror: Priscilla Otani.
"Light and Shadow" November, 2021, Juror: Emebet B. Korn.
​"Art Matters" June, 2021, Juror: Elena Gross.
“Slice of Life” February, 2021, Juror: Beth Davila Waldman. 
“Hidden Figures” March, 2020, Juror:  Judy Shintani.
“Out of the Box” February, 2020, Juror: Annette Schultz.
“A Leap Year” January, 2020, Juror: Ashley Voss.
“Curves and Shapes” November, 2019, Juror:  Matt Mckinley.
“Memories” August, 2019, Juror: DeWitt Cheng.
“Point of View” May, 2018, Juror:  Annie Galvin.
“Discover” March, 2018, Juror:  Anne Herbst.
“Reflection” November, 2017, Juror: Stephen Wagner.
“Outrageous” May, 2017, Juror: Beth Waldman. (Juror’s Choice Award)
“Change” January, 2017, Juror:  Janice Rowell.
 “Angles and Curves” August, 2016, Juror:  Suzy Barnard.
“Motion” June, 2016, Juror:  Craig Zaretsky.
“New Perspectives”  May, 2016, Juror:  Courtney Strimple Coleman. (Juror’s Choice Award)
“La Femme” March, 2016, Juror:  Priscilla Otani (Juror’s Choice Award)
 “Icons” February, 2016, Juror:  Eric Rewitzer. (Juror’s Choice Award)
“The Blues,” November, 2015, Juror:  Jonathan Barcan.
 “Flora and Fauna” October, 2015, Juror:  Matt McKinley.
“Icons” January, 2013.
“A Place in Time,” October, 2012.
“Impressions” April, 2012 (Juror’s Choice Award).
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Fuck You in the Most Loving Way,” December, 2016.
Spare Change Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Women and Money,” July, 2015.
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, “Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition,” April, 2014.
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, “The Art of No,” September, 2013.
Phoenix Gallery, New York, New York, “Bound,” January, 2013.
Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, “Addiction,” October, 2012.
Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA, “Fresh Works,” May, 2012.

Memberships

Art Explosion, 2019 – present.
ArtSpan, 2019 – present.
San Francisco Women Artists, 2012 – present.
Women’s Caucus for Art, 2012 – 2017. 

Other Honors

Berkeley Art, Finance, and Law Symposium, June 8, 2023. Invited Speaker:  Drawing Lines: An Artist's Perspective.
Featured Artist, March 2023, Canvas Newsletter,  The Berkeley Law Center for Law and Business.
​Artist of the Month, Women's Caucus for Art, March, 2013.

Education

Santa Clara University, B.A. English, 1985.
University of Southern California, M.A. Liberal Arts, 1989.

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Art, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA, 2006 - 2011.